Cardiff Half Marathon Race Brochure 2017

facebook.com/cardiffhalf Women: Paula Radcliffe (1:06:47) Bristol, England, 2001 Women: Peres Jepchirchir (1:07:31) Cardiff, Wales, 2016 Dewi Griffiths Cybrian Kotut Rachel Felton Violah Jepchumba CORPORATE CHALLENGE ONES TO WATCH CORPORAT E CHALLENGE CARDIFF UNIVER SITY/ CARDIFF HALF MARATHON 2016 Celebrating the work of one of the world’s most important and best-loved illustrators and part of Roald Dahl 100 celebrations. UK Rachel Felton: Great Britain & Northern Ireland (Shaftesbury & Barnet) PB: 1:13:42 Dewi is a three time Welsh Half Marathon Champion and a five time Welsh Cross Country Champion (Senior). The Swansea Harrier has competed for Great Britain & Northern Ireland on the Track, Road and Cross Country. Rachel is a three time winner of the Cardiff 10k. She competed for Great Britain at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships in March. Rest of World Rest of World Cybrian Kotut: Kenya PB: 59:12 Cybrian is the 2016 Paris Marathon Champion. His best Half Marathon time was recorded at the New Delhi Half Marathon and saw him become the sixth fastest athlete in the world for 2014. Kotut has finished as the runner-up in the high profile CPC Loop Den Haag Half Marathon and at the Milan Marathon. Violah Jepchumba: Kenya PB: 1:05:51 Violah won the Prague Half Marathon in March, making her the third fastest athlete in history and the fastest of 2016. She has also won the Istanbul Half Marathon and the prestigious Discovery Kenya Cross Country. CARDIFF UNIVERSITY/CARDIFF HALF MARATHON 2016 Wriggle! Until January 2017 Explore the wonderful world of worms from fossils to fantasy, from food to spectacular beauty and the scary ones too! Treasures: Adventures in Archaeology Until 30 October 2016 With over 50 corporate teams entered in this year’s race, competition is hotter than ever before for the title of fastest corporate team in Wales. With teams competing from the fire service, Arriva Trains Wales, Nuffield Health, Cardiff University, Target Group and many, many more, it will be an intriguing competition to see who comes out on top this year. With an average time taken from the first 5 runners over the line, there’s plenty of competition to be had out on the course. The winning team will be announced on the day from our main stage in the Runners’ Village, so make sure you send someone down at 1pm to pick up your prize! Explore the history and science of archaeology and its place in popular culture. ST FAGANS NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM Half-term Halloween Fun 24–30 October 2016 All kinds of FRIGHT-fully good fun at the Museum this week. ROUTE MAP UK Dewi Griffiths: Great Britain & Northern Ireland, (Swansea Harriers) PB: 1:04:10 Illustration© Quentin Blake EVENT EXPERIENCE WOMEN NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF Exhibitions Quentin Blake: Inside Stories 16 July – 20 November The Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon will again host the Welsh Half Marathon Championships. The race will also incorporate a strong elite field made up of some of the UK’s top British Athletes along with a field of invited athletes from around the World. MEN What’s on in Cardiff RACE WEEKEND INFORMATION @cardiffhalf using #CARDIFFHALF or on Men: Geoffrey Kamworor (59:10) Cardiff, Wales, 2016 WELCOME Interact at Welsh All-comers Men: Mohamed Farah (59:32) Lisbon, 2015 CURRENT HALF MARATHON RECORDS ELITE RACE: 26 UK Tea Party with Father Christmas 17–20 December 2016, 11am, 1pm & 3pm “Deck the halls with boughs of holly”. Come and enjoy a tea party to remember with the Christmassy couple. OFFICIAL RACE BROCHURE 27

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